archives

Paintings and aerial photos

Kahuahai, from the residence of Mr. French, 1855, watercolour by James Gay Sawkins
colorized kawaihae reef pre harbor 1954
colorized kawaihae reef pre harbor 1954
kawaihae harbor 12.18.1964
kawaihae harbor 12.18.1964

The image above shows silting caused by winter waves or leeching from newly formed land. Coral reefs in those areas are still mostly barren from porites or other hard coral.… Read more “archives”

Hulakai damaged coral reef

As seen this afternoon, the sailboat Hulakai broke from its mooring and ran aground on top of a coral reef in the Kawaihae Harbor. Unfortunately, the reef inside the harbor is rich with coral colonies and is much healthier than on the outside. The boat grounded itself in the shallowest part of the reef, ranging from  1 ft-6 ft underwater at low tide.  … Read more “Hulakai damaged coral reef”

Status of Kawaihae Reef inner harbor 9.4.2016

Kawaihae Reef inner harbor condition as seen in May 2014. The August 17, 2015, flash flood in this area covered the entire inner harbor reef with silt. A major global bleaching event had just begun for the Kawaihae Reef when the runoff smothered it. Normally, corals in the protected harbor were very healthy and dense, in contrast to those outside the break wall.… Read more “Status of Kawaihae Reef inner harbor 9.4.2016”

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